Trail 1

South Cambridge

Trail 1 begins at one of the gateways to Cambridge - the Railway Station. Although part of your walk is through busy streets, you will have the opportunity to see how sculpture can enhance an urban setting. From an evocative War Memorial to powerful abstract works, this trail leads you on a fascinating journey through the south side of the city, encountering two of Cambridge's most famous and interesting landmarks – the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Scott Polar Research Institute. You will also pass the large open grass space known as Parker's Piece. This walk will take approximately two hours to complete. There are plenty of cafes, restaurants and pubs en route.

Artist unknown - Ceres

1: Artist unknown

Ceres – goddess of corn

Cement finished in bronze

Station Road. Commissioned by Spillers Corn Merchants in the 1930s. Sculptor probably influenced by Epstein and European Expressionism. (At present partially obscured by hoardings).

R. Tait Mackenzie - Coming Home

2: R. Tait Mackenzie

War Memorial ‘Coming Home’ 1922

Bronze

Hills Road – junction with Station Road. Statue of a young soldier returning home, head turned back towards the Railway Station.

www.roll-of-honour.com/cambridgecominghome.html

Artist unknown - Kett's Oak

3: Artist unknown

Kett's Oak 1962-3

Sandstone bas-relief

Corner of Station Road. Kett's Oak (Norfolk) where, in 1549, the rebel Robert Kett met with his followers and began an abortive attempt to seize the city of Norwich from the Crown.

Helaine Blumenfeld Chauvinist 1990

4: Helaine Blumenfeld

Chauvinist 1990

Norwegian blue granite sculpture on brick base

Hills Road – junction with Brooklands Avenue. Commissioned by Gredley Property Developments.

www.helaineblumenfeld.com

Eric Sorenson (architect) Crystalline design 1992

5: Eric Sorenson (architect)

Crystalline design 1992

Flint

Crystallographic Data Centre, Union Road. The flint refers to the building's use.

www.ccdc.cam.ac.uk

Lady Kathleen Scott Head of Robert Falcon Scott 1934

6: Lady Kathleen Scott

Head of Robert Falcon Scott 1934

Bronze

Scott Polar Research Institute, Lensfield Road. Seen above the main door, this bust of Scott of the Antarctic was commissioned by the building's architect, Sir Herbert Baker.

www.spri.cam.ac.uk

Lady Kathleen Scott Youth 1920

7: Lady Kathleen Scott

Youth 1920

Bronze

Scott Polar Research Institute, Lensfield Road. Inscribed at base 'Lux Perpetua Luceat eis' (tr. 'May perpetual light shine upon them').

www.spri.cam.ac.uk

'Inukshuk' meaning 'Cairn in the shape of a man' Installed 1979

8: 'Inukshuk' meaning

'Cairn in the shape of a man'

Installed 1979
Stone

Scott Polar Research Institute, Lensfield Road. From Baffin Island, Canada.
Built by Inuits to guide caribou.

www.spri.cam.ac.uk

Kenneth Martin Abstract 1967

9: Kenneth Martin

Abstract 1967

Aluminium on Portland stone base.

Trumpington Street. Representing a formula for a helical screw propeller, this piece was constructed with the help of the Engineering Department's workshops.

www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/martin_kenneth.html

Fitzwilliam Museum

10: Fitzwilliam Museum

Trumpington Street. Halfway through the walk, by Sculpture 9, is the Fitzwilliam Museum. Here, on the front lawn there is an exhibition of contemporary sculpture which will change each Spring.

www.rbs.org.uk

www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

Tessa Pullan Untitled 1977

11: Tessa Pullan

Untitled 1977

Bronze

Corner of Regent Street and Gonville Place. Lloyds TSB Bank (side elevation).

www.tessapullan.co.uk

Matthew Lane Sanderson Grasshopper 2006

12: Matthew Lane Sanderson

Grasshopper 2006

Steel

The Greshams, Gonville Place – facing Parker’s Piece. A grasshopper was the heraldic device adopted by two successful Tudor merchants, Sir Thomas and Sir John Gresham, to signify their rapid rise from modest rural origins.

www.sanderson-sculpture.com

Esther Joseph The Diver 1990